Authority founded on injustice is never of long duration.

It is the power of the mind to be unconquerable.

Of all the felicities, the most charming is that of a firm and gentle friendship. It sweetens all our cares, dispels our sorrows, and counsels us in all extremities. Nay, if there were no other comfort in it than the pare exercise of so generous a virtue, even for that single reason a man would not be without it; it is a sovereign antidote against all calamities - even against the fear of death itself.

The comfort of having a friend may be taken away, but not that of having had one.

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.

As fate is inexorable, and not to be moved either with tears or reproaches, an excess of sorrow is as foolish as profuse laughter; while, on the other hand, not to mourn at all is insensibility.

Crime requires further crime to conceal it.